Ogre ebook

Walt Conte. It also confronts the conflict between what the world has struggled with since the beginning of recorded history- the desire of mankind to get revenge for real and perceived wrongs and the teachings of some of the great religions like Buddhism and Christianity. Tony comes to grips with this when he losses a beloved member of his family. Should he seek revenge as his father wants or should he "turn the other cheek" as his mother believes a Bible believing person should do?

He discovers that although Christianity teaches non-violence and forgiveness, there are times when a person must not retreat. But he also learns that there are times when revenge no longer accomplishes much of worth. The novel explores the very real world of illegal dog fighting, of martial arts training, of school bullying, of young love and the betrayal of friends. The setting for the novel is during the 's in the real town of Ambridge combining the words from the factory- American Bridge , Pennsylvania, founded by J.

Best Audiobooks under 3 Hours Listen up; now hear this! Now read this! Check it out--great reads without the wait! Ogre, Ogre. Smash knew all about ogres. After all, despite his having a human mother, Smash was an ogre himself. Ogres were not only huge and horribly ugly, as Smash was; they were also so stupid they could hardly speak, and they spent most of their time fighting, destroying, and eating young girls.

So what was he doing here with seven assorted females looking to him to guide them and save them? Even in Xanth, where magic made anything possible, why should Tandy the Nymph trust him and seem fond of him? And how could all that high-flown conversation be coming out of his mouth? But that, it seemed, was what he got for going to Good Magician Humfrey for an Answer—before he even knew what the Question was!

Languages English. When a Nymph rides a Night Mare, Ogre beware! Piers Anthony - Author. Why is availability limited? Thank you for preserving this excellent book - I have many great memories of checking this out from the library in high school over and over again and using it to piece together the lore behind a band I loved. I adore the in-character pieces combined with actual real life songwriting tidbits. It's really a piece unlike any other and it is such a shame there's no sequel even if the Gorillaz Almanac seems to be in a somewhat similar vein.

This book is so hard to find nowadays; I was shocked at how expensive a secondhand copy was and was kicking myself for not buying a copy back when it was new. As far as I can tell, this at least gets all the content right, even if the experience of leafing through that beautiful hardcover is lost. Great archive of a great book. Community Collections.